Day in photos: Los Angeles

Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

Eight-year-olds Dalis Williams of Carson, left, and Delauna Thomas make a presidential statement while awaiting the 24th Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles. About 180 floats, drill teams and marching bands traveled west along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Western Avenue, then south on Crenshaw Boulevard to Leimert Park, to mark Martin Luther King Day.

Eight-year-olds Dalis Williams of Carson, left, and Delauna Thomas make a presidential statement while awaiting the 24th Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles. About 180 floats, drill teams and marching bands traveled west along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Western Avenue, then south on Crenshaw Boulevard to Leimert Park, to mark Martin Luther King Day. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Eight-year-olds Dalis Williams of Carson, left, and Delauna Thomas make a presidential statement while awaiting the 24th Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles. About 180 floats, drill teams and marching bands traveled west along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Western Avenue, then south on Crenshaw Boulevard to Leimert Park, to mark Martin Luther King Day.